ヌチャ
Ainu
Etymology
Borrowed from a language of the Sakhalin Island. Compare Orok луча (luča), Nivkh нуча (nuț’a), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu̜t͡ʃa/
Noun
ヌチャ • (nuca)
- Russian (native or inhabitant of Russia)
| area | pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Yakumo (八雲) | rusá'unkur |
| Horobetsu (幌別) | |
| Saru (沙流) | |
| Obihiro (帯広) | |
| Bihoro (美幌) | |
| Asahikawa (旭川) | |
| Nayoro (名寄) | |
| Soya (宗谷) | akásto 'utár |
| Karafuto (樺太) | nuca; sikitetara 'utah[悪] |
| Chishima (千島) |
Proper noun
ヌチャ • (nuca)
- Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
- Russian (language)
Synonyms
- (Russia): ヌチャモシㇼ (nuca mosir), ヌチャモシㇽ (nuca mosir)
- (the Russian language): ヌチャイタㇰ (nuca itak)
- (Russian people): フレシサㇺ (literally "red foreigner")
References
- ^ 服部四郎 (Shirō Hattori) (1964) アイヌ語方言辞典 (Ainu Go Hōgen Jiten, “An Ainu Dialect Dictionary”)[1] (in Japanese), Japan: 岩波書店 (“Iwanami Shoten”)